44Synonyms found for destined

Word Origin & History

destine c.1300, from Fr. destiner (12c.), from L. destinare "make fast or firm, establish" (see destination). Originally in English of the actions of deities, fate, etc. Of human choices or actions, from early 16c. Related: Destined.

Example Sentences for destined

Exactly what haptic devices will be used for is still unclear, but they seem destined to become more widespread in future.

However, this particular student is not destined for such things in his future--if you get my meaning.

Some extinct animals have anatomical oddities that seem destined to be confined to the marginalia of history.

No matter what you do, the tree is going to shed needles destined to become lodged in the bottom of your foot.

Ivan seemed destined for infamy almost from the moment it formed.

These were destined for the altar of a magnificent stone abbey the settlers planned to build.

Some video game characters are destined for greatness.

IT sometimes seems that photographers and commercial publishers are incompatible species, destined endlessly to malign each other.

Of course, not all children are destined for a life in the sciences.

He seemed destined for even more glory in the field of cardiac genetics.